Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao
  • About us
    • Operations Team
    • Trust Board
    • Partners
    • Vision
    • Plan
    • Impact Report
    • Privacy Policy
    • Origin
  • Visit us
  • Support us
  • Get involved
    • Join a group
    • Pest animal control
    • Regular Restoration Sessions
    • Pest plant control
    • Plant natives
    • Back gardens
    • Education
    • Connect: our socials and newsletter
    • Other ways you can help
  • Biodiversity
    • Ngā manu / birds
    • Ngā pekepeka / bats
    • Ngā mokomoko / skinks and geckos
    • Ngā Pūrerehua / butterflies and moths
    • Ngā tuaiwi-kore / invertebrates
    • Taiao / Landscapes
  • Resources
    • The Workshop
    • Tool library
    • Pest animal monitoring
    • Manage pets
    • Being a good citizen
    • Flood Resilience
  • News
  • Events
  1. Home
  2. Get involved
  3. Join a group
  4. Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-ka-a-Rakataura / Mt Albert

Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-ka-a-Rakataura / Mt Albert

About us

Do you love your local maunga and want to care for it? Are you passionate about nature and keen to make a real difference in your community?

Urban Ark - Manawa Taiao is working with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority to care for Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura / Mt Albert - one of the treasured Tūpuna Maunga of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Our role is to support and strengthen volunteer efforts, working alongside the community in a way that respects what has come before and focuses on nurturing the mauri of the maunga. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help restore native biodiversity and support the health of Ōwairaka.

Whether you’re new to conservation or have years of experience, there are many ways to get involved. We will be working both on the maunga and in the surrounding neighbourhoods, creating a protective ‘halo’ around the maunga that supports native species return and flourish.

Join us in helping Ōwairaka thrive for generations to come - flick us an email or fill out our short survey - we’d love to hear from you!

Our area

Contact

Sarah Kapuhealani Bishop and Kiri Huddleston

Email [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]

  • Tūpuna Maunga Authority Website

Our Partners and Sponsors

Supporter logo
Supporter logo
Supporter logo
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Subscribe to our newsletter

© Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao 2026

Photo credits: Bartek Wyptch (grey warbler)

Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao logo: Glenn Jones

Website by RS

  • Get involved
    • Join a group
      • Waipapa Stream Restoration Project
      • Auckland Domain Restoration Project
      • Maungawhau / Mount Eden
      • Te Tātua a Riukiuta / Big King
      • Ōwairaka / Te Ahi-ka-a-Rakataura / Mt Albert
      • Pest Free Ōwairaka
      • Friends of Wairaki Stream
      • Friends of Belfast Reserve
      • Friends of Waikowhai Park
      • Ngā Ringa o Te Auaunga Friends of Oakley Creek
      • Pest Free Waterview
      • Oakley Loop Group
      • Pest Free Pt Chevalier
      • Predator Free Morningside / Western Springs
      • STEPS
      • Te Waiōrea
      • Chamberlain Conservation Group
      • Weona Lemington Coastal Forest Restoration Group
      • Pest Free Gladstone
      • Pest Free Mt Eden
      • Pest Free Balmoral
      • Pest Free Sandringham
      • Predator Free Grey Lynn
      • Friends of Grey Lynn Park
      • Predator Free Herne Bay-Ponsonby
      • Wellpark Streamers
      • Predator Free Westmere / Te Rehu Konihi Kore
      • Manu Tīoriori I Te Uru / Western Songbird Project
      • Jaggers Bush Restoration Group
      • Waiōrea Restoration Group
      • Wai-a-te-Ao – F&B Bullock Track Restoration Project
      • Conservation Volunteeers NZ
      • Tītīkōpuke Habitat Initiative
    • Pest animal control
      • Trapping activity maps
      • Trap rats
      • Trap possums
      • Trap stoats
      • Trap hedgehogs
      • Trap mice
      • Control wasps
      • Humane trapping
      • Pulsing
      • ID your rodent
    • Regular Restoration Sessions
    • Pest plant control
    • Plant natives
    • Back gardens
    • Education
      • Te Wai Ōrea Education Programme
      • Schools Engagement Programme
    • Connect: our socials and newsletter
    • Other ways you can help
  • Biodiversity
    • Ngā manu / birds
      • H5N1 Bird Flu Info
      • Kākā
      • Kākāriki
      • Kererū
      • Korimako / Bellbird
      • Riroriro / Grey Warbler
      • Ruru / Morepork
      • Tūī
      • Rogues gallery
    • Ngā pekepeka / bats
    • Ngā mokomoko / skinks and geckos
    • Ngā Pūrerehua / butterflies and moths
    • Ngā tuaiwi-kore / invertebrates
    • Taiao / Landscapes
      • Maunga / volcanoes
      • Awa / streams
        • Te Auaunga / Oakley Creek
      • Ngahere / forests
        • Lava Rock Forests
  • Resources
    • The Workshop
      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Build a wētā hotel
      • Nest boxes for ruru
    • Tool library
    • Pest animal monitoring
      • Chew cards
      • Wax tags
      • Tracking tunnels
    • Manage pets
    • Being a good citizen
    • Flood Resilience
  • News
  • Events
  • About us
    • Operations Team
    • Trust Board
    • Partners
    • Vision
    • Plan
    • Impact Report
    • Privacy Policy
    • Origin
  • Visit us
  • Support us